46: Be Open – Monica Burns chats with us about the importance of having a community and conversations

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Educator, author, and national speaker, Monica Burns, talks with us about focusing on thoughtful, strategic tech integration, and how sometimes a barrier just looks like a barrier. Monica chats with us about the importance of having a community and having conversations, and why you should eat lunch with everyone. Episode Highlights 2:30 – Monica introduces herself. 3:19 – Let’s talk about … Read More

39: The S.H.G. Principle – Chip Baker talks about leaving a positive impact on the world.

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20+ year veteran teacher, and host of “The Success Chronicles” on YouTube, Chip Baker, chats with us about being a 4th generation educator, wanting to do his part in creating a positive ripple in the world, and how we can maximize our students’ potential every day. Chip shares stories from his time playing DII college football, why he started “The … Read More

Give Students a Voice and Teach Them to Build a Better World

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Give students a voice and teach them to build a better world

In this post: We are crafting the future leaders of our world, what do we need them to be able to do? If we’re not asking our students what they need, we’re missing opportunities to be better. Feedback can be scary, but it can also be incredibly valuable. You can’t put every suggestion into practice, but you can listen, learn, … Read More

38: EduMagic – A chat with Sam Fecich and some amazing pre-service teachers.

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 Professor Sam Fecich and an amazing group of pre-service teachers chat with us about why they got into teaching, what’s got them excited about the field, and how they hope to impact lives. These future teachers share the best advice they’ve received, what they’ve learned from their mentors, and what they are focused on in their journey. Episode Highlights … Read More

37: Why does it matter? – Chuck Taft chats about why we need to stop looking for the grade, and look for the learning.

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 Middle school social studies teacher, Chuck Taft, chats with us about teaching America’s story, making authentic connections, and how the world is handing us our curriculum. Chuck shares how social studies is the “O Blood Type” of education, why hew feels he’s the lucky one, and why we need to stop looking for the grade, and look for the … Read More